2015 Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), operator of the NNPC/Shell/Total/Agip Joint Venture (SPDC JV) announces the commencement of the 2015 Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme.

Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria is a youth enterprise development programme supported by The SPDC JV. The programme aims to inspire, encourage and support young people aged 18-35 to start their own businesses through the provision of training and finance for young entrepreneurs.

2015 Shell LiveWIRE Nigeria Programme

The objectives for the LiveWIRE programme are to:

    Enable youths to establish businesses through the provision of business planning and management guidelines and skills through the ‘Become a Successful Business Owner Course’.
    Provide business start-up grants for candidates with the best business plans.
    Link successful candidates to third parties like banks, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and allied financial institutions.
    Provide a volunteer mentoring programme for successful candidates who decide to
    Set-up their own businesses.

Programme Content

    Pre-start up:- Value and Organize Yourself (VOY)
    Bright Ideas workshop
    Business Planning & Management (Become a Successful Business Owner)
    Business Start-up (Access to finance & technology)
    Post start up (Mentoring, Incubation, Market linkages)

Applications Eligibility

    Male and female applicants from Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States aged between 18-35
    Must possess a University degree or HND
    Must be resident in state of application

Start Date
Tuesday 1st September 2015.